XXXchurch: TEENS BLOG
What are you watching? If you told me even what channels you watch I bet I could get a small grasp on who you are as a person. It seems a bit like judging a book by the cover, but I am confident enough in my statement to risk it. We have so many choices of what we can watch, at any time, that we end up coming back to the channels that play what we want to see. Be it cartoons, crime shows,...
"Kaleidoscope" was written from two perspectives. One: of a woman who was sexually assaulted by her father (and many men to follow), neglected by her mother, and skeptical about a God that could allow and love her through the pain. She works as a prostitute, convinced that her abuse was her fault, and trusts in little else than her daughter, whom she hopes won't follow in her footsteps. The...
Sex is always something that I’ve been afraid of. Some parts of it I feared mildly, while other parts I feared would ruin my marriage. And how could I not be afraid? After being exposed to so much sexuality over the years, I feel like there is a sort of “standard” that I will have to live up to in my sexual life. I’ve always been fearful of growing man boobs or getting overweight, and the...
It’s pretty ironic when you think about it. You feel lonely and isolated so you look at porn to make you feel better. Next thing you know you are turning down invites just so you can stay in and become better acquainted with your computer.
Porn is like that. It will trick you into thinking it can solve your problem but really just wants to make it worse. And it will. Every time.
I have seen...
Is masturbation good or bad?
Yes!
Now, wasn't that helpful?
The truth is, masturbation is never mentioned in the Scriptures, regardless of how many horny men and women seeking to wish a simple "yes" or "no" into existence (and claim it to be God's irrefutable answer) throughout history wish it were.
To use classic XXXChurch language, "floggin' your dolphin" has been debated, ignored, and...
Have you ever thought about why you (or others) look at porn? I used to think there wasn’t much to porn; it was merely an instrument for sexual euphoria that horny teenagers curious about sex used for entertainment. However, the older I get the more I realize pornography is a panacea for all sorts of hurts, insecurities, and weaknesses. Pornography might be the acceptance you are denied by the...
On the 5th edition of Voices, we catch up with Joe from My Children My Bride.
Temptations on the road
The biggest temptations on the road would probably be keeping faith. I’d like to consider myself a pretty spiritual person but being in a band, its kind of difficult because we’re in such a secular world that the music scene is so far confined from anything else in the world that its more of...
HE CAME SO WE CAN BEAT THE BEAST- Part four of conquering the beast- GRRRRR!
All of these things play parts in fighting the fight against masturbation, but ultimately fighting masturbation is fighting what our sinful nature is wanting. James 1:14-15 says-
“But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and...
TRIGGERS
Think back and note what you triggers you to masturbate. Do you turn to masturbation for a release of stress? Like after you get in trouble with your parents? How about when you feel rejected or unloved? How about those times that you need some kind of comfort and no one is there? Or do you fall into temptation the most when you have too much time on your hands?
Once you figure out...
I wanted to be fair to everyone who reads this article. Since I only knew a girls perspective on masturbation, I went to a few of my awesome guy friends. These guys were willing to be open with me about their struggles so that I would be able to better reach not only my fellow struggling girls but also you guys out there who are struggling. In this way we all can learn better to fight our...
